nægel-seax
A knife for cutting the nails
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A knife for cutting the nails Næglsex novaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 22 : novacula, 86, 22
grist
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[?] Grist, corn for grinding Grist molitura, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 107; Wrt. Voc. 34, 36
Linked entry: gyrst
ge-sehtness
Reconciliation
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Reconciliation To sibbe and to gesehtnesse for peace and reconciliation, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 129, 22
Linked entry: sehtness
ge-edyppol
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That should be brought up again for examination Geedyppole recensendos, Germ. 396, 280. Cf. yppan, yppe
hracca
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For Som. substitute Hracca occiput, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 33. Hreacca, hręca, hrecca, Txts. 82, 715
hrægel-sceára
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Cloth-shears, scissors for cutting out clothes Ræglsceára forfices, fexsceára forpices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 21
hlís-bǽre
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Hlísbǽre rumigerula (meri-torum gloria), An. Ox. 2836: rumigerula, i. opiniosam, 2, 112. For 'Som.' substitute
hring-mǽl
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For 'Beo . . . 1564' substitute On him gladiað gomelra láfe heard and hringmǽl Heaðobeardna gestreón, B. 2037
liþere
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In 1. 2 for leðera l. liðera, and add Turniendre liþeran rotantis fundibali, An. Ox. 695
-nihte
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For compounds of this form with numerals see Lch. iii. 160 : see also feówer-, eahta-nihte
un-gefylledlic
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For his ungefylledlican hátheortnesse insatiabili furore, Gr. D. 197, 12. Ungefylledlecre, Ps. Vos. 100, 5. Add
Linked entry: ge-fylledlic
un-getreówness
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Benedictus cídde þám ungehýrsuman munuce for his ungetreównesse (untreównesse, v.l. infidelitate), Gr. D. 160, 5. Add
un-gewénedlic
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Unexpected Wæs se biscop swíðe gefeánde for þǽre ungewénedlican blisse (inopinata exultatione), Gr. D. 347, 18
wriþels
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For seaxcláð l. feaxcláð, and add: [cf. O.H.Ger. ridila, fahsreita licia (crinibus addunt)]. Cf. ge-wriþelian
wæter-leást
Want of water
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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177
hand-róf
Distinguished for exploits accomplished by the.hands
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Distinguished for exploits accomplished by the.hands [used of warriors], Cd. 155; Th. 193, 15; Exod. 247
gálfullíce
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For Scint. 13 substitute On geoguþe gálfullíce (luxuriose ) lybbende and on ylde forhæbbende, Scint. 70, 8
brócian
affliction ⬩ To oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blame ⬩ opprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare
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To oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blame; opprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare Ic beóde ðæt hý nán man ne brócie I command that no man oppress them, Th. Diplm. A.D. 880-885; 492, 10. Ða manigfealdan yrmþa ða wérigan burh
freónd-rǽden
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Add: cf. freónd, Hé him getíðað þæs ðe hé bitt, ná for freóndrǽdene (cf. for þám hé his freónd ys, Lk. 11, 8), Hml. Th. i. 248, 33. cf. freónd, Wæs sió fǽmne mid hyre fæder willan welegum biwedded: wyrd ne ful cúðe freóndrsédenne, hú heó from hogde,
leásung-spell
a fable
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A false or foolish story, a fable Ðá hæfdon monige unwíse menn him tó worde and tó leásungspelle ðæt sió hǽte nǽre for hiora synnum ac sǽdon ðæt hió wǽre for Fetontis forscapunge ex quo quidam, dum non concedunt Deo potentiam, suas inanes ratiunculas